IHEU welcomes UN focus on Nigerian witch hunts
The disgraceful problem of child witch hunts in Nigeria was addressed for the first time this week by the United…
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Freedom of Conscience and religious persecution in Africa
Leo Igwe, IHEU’s representative for West Africa, spoke about Freedom of Conscience and Religious Persecution in Africa at the 47th…
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Asma Jahangir bids farewell to UN NGOs
Asma Jahangir has served as UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief since 2004. She retires from her…
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IHEU at UK Foreign Office
IHEU’s Geneva team was invited to the UK Foreign Office on 28 April 2010 to report on IHEU's activities at…
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From the UN: World Press Freedom Day, May 3
Five journalists were assassinated in Honduras last month, all in drive-by shootings. In a wave of drug-related violence in the…
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IHEU welcomes Iran’s withdrawal from UN Human Rights role
Following a campaign by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and other human rights supporters, the Islamic Republic of…
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Report from the UN: water, sanitation and the UN
There are about a billion people without clean water and 2.5 billion without adequate sanitation. This silent humanitarian disaster is…
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Keep Iran out of the UN Human Rights Council
Update: Iran has withdrawn its candidacy. IHEU President Sonja Eggerickx today launched an international appeal to keep Iran out of…
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Gap closing on “Defamation of Religion”
On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the…
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IHEU statement on “Restrictions on and defamation of religion”
Speaking at the United Nations today, 23 March 2010, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the UN Human Rights Council…
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IHEU criticises abuse of the UN periodic review process
One of the most important innovations of the Human Rights Council in 2006 was the creation of a process under…
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